Apocynaceae FAMILY
Tylophora cissoides
Tylophora cissoides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tylophora cissoides is a climbing shrub, twining into other plants for support. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.
HabitatLowland to sub-montane rainforest at elevations of 300 - 2,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].